Trading places: Freshfields makes Paul Weiss AI hire as Latham and Simpson Thacher boost corporate and finance

Alex Ryan · 6 November 2025 · 6 min read

United States Baker McKenzie Boies Schiller Flexner Clyde & Co Freshfields Kirkland & Ellis Latham & Watkins Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Vinson & Elkins Weil Weil, Gotshal & Manges

Freshfields has continued its US expansion with a partner hire from Paul Weiss to co-head its artificial intelligence practice.

The firm has brought over New York partner Anna Gressel to jointly lead the practice alongside Giles Pratt, the London partner who also heads the firm’s global IP, data and technology practice.

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